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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Marl

/märl/ · IPA /mɑɹl/
01 v. t. To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
  1. 1.
    To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Marling spike — See under Marline.
02 n. A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calc…
  1. 1.
    A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See Greensand. See: Greensand
03 v. t. To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
imp. & p. p. Marled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marling
  1. 1.
    To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.